Wednesday, October 13, 2004

A new Sanhedrin?

For the first time since the days of the Mishna and the Talmud in the fifth century, the Sanhedrin will be re-established in Tiberius.

After secretive preparations that lasted for over a year, the Sanhedrin - the Jewish "Supreme Court" that consisted of 71 Torah sages - will resume its operation after 1,500 years. The modern council will consist of dozens of rabbis who are to rule on Halachaic issues and draft new Jewish rules.

Anyone have more details on who is involved with this? We certainly do need to re-establish the Sanhedrin. But that level of legitimacy is hard to come by these days.